Department of Anesthesiology

Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology at University of Utah Health. Our 87 faculty anesthesiologists, 39 resident anesthesiologists, and seventeen certified nurse anesthetists provide anesthetic services and pain management for over 35,000 patients each year. We provide patient care throughout the U of U Health system, the Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Shriners Hospital for Children. U of U Health system locations include the University of Utah Hospital, the University Orthopaedic Center, the Pain Management Center, the John A. Moran Eye Center, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the University Neuropsychiatric Institute, West Jordan Health Center, Farmington Health Center, and the Utah Center for Reproductive Medicine. We strive to deliver anesthesia care with a priority on patient safety and comfort.

Utah’s Disaster Medical Assistance Team answered — assembling at Salt Lake City International Airport on Tuesday for the first time as an entire 36-person unit in its 10-year history. Headed by University of Utah anesthesiologist Steven Bott, the group members will fly to Dallas to await instruction on where best to deploy their skills in Houston in the wake of now-Tropical Storm Harvey.... Read More

Congratulations to Drs. Kuck and Chortkoff and the Department Games4Health competition team members Ana Chacin, Caroline Daley, Al Fuentes, Dudsadee Jubsee, and Dan McClellan for winning 1st Place Clinical Application and 2nd Place Best VR Application for their Lullabreathe (Google Cardboard) entry.... Read More